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Objective and Formal Reality According To Descartes

capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...

Overview of Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

Globalization's Reality

governance that results not from democratically elected officials, but rather from the urges of a "herd" of investors and other s...

Themes of Fantasy and Reality in Woody Allen's Film The Purple Rose of Cairo

her favorite actor in it, Tom Baxter. After the movie is over she finds herself unable to go home to face the reality of a man who...

Slavery and the Revolutionary War

land become independent. But, with the slaves they truly had their own possessions which they desired to keep. This is perhaps one...

Manufacturing Bad Mothers by Karen Swift

In four pages this report examines the issue of child neglect and the hidden realities represented by gender, race, and socioecono...

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and the Conflict of Dream vs. Reality

and reality. Willy personifies a person who wants certain things from life but is his own biggest obstacle to obtaining them. Th...

Theme of Fantasy versus Reality in The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

crop up in bits and pieces, in a haphazard fashion. He will start stories and then abandon them before reaching a conclusion, on...

The Nature and Function of Humor

dealing with the world in future" (Palmer 57). As this suggests, humor, at least temporarily, has the power to free perception fr...

Contemporary Manifestations of Terrorism

indoctrinate, train, and reward the individuals, but they do not seek out depressed or mentally disturbed people to go on their m...

Student Achievement and Classroom Behavior Improvements Through Choice

lead to a "healthy psychological balance" (Tassell, 2004; St Olivers Community College. 2004). People make choices in what they do...

George Linderman The World Within War

God, and the nation represented. Linderman tells the story of this unique group of men in an understandable order from ant...

'Mad' Protagonist of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

to do so throughout the play as he plots his revenge. "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil; and the devil hath power To...

Abstract on Architecture and the Role of Virtual Reality

it impacts architectural development. In particular, this study relates the fact that virtual reality systems have changed the op...

Health Experiment Project Case Study

first business objective to come from this case study submitted by a student is provided in four parts. The first is that the film...

Nursing Home Admissions' Perception versus Reality

to a nursing facility, it should also be understood that each situation is unique. When both the family members and the staff of t...

Justice in Law Enforcement and the Film Serpico

some kind of control. He did not believe that a policeman had the right to take money from others for protection just so they coul...

Reality v. Myth of Jackson Pollock

a periodical that contained art and artistic literature. This is perhaps what truly inspired Jackson to enter into the world of ar...

Military Schools Perceptions vs. Realities

very little substance and demanded only obedience that did not necessarily reflect lasting positive changes? HISTORY OF MILITARY S...

'A Worn Path' by Eudora Welty and Point of View

other characters in this story perceive Phoenix, essentially judging her based upon her external characteristics. The hunter is n...

Fictitious Aussieco and a Reality Check

little money for upgrades. The payroll is just barely meeting the salaries of the workers, and as a result many short cuts have be...

Society, Reality, and Poets of the Romantic Era

In twenty pages this paper discusses the poets and the poetry that characterized the Romantic Era of the end of the 18th century i...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Reality

not exist as it does in The Great Gatsby, leaves the reader without reason to involve himself in the realistic aspects of the stor...

Concepts of Relativism and Reality

can not. When one considers the important role played by sensory...

Myths and Reality of the U.S. Reconstruction Period

in the end, a worse war swept into the South, full of empty promises for social reforms, which never materialized. For a good whil...

Feminist Economic Realities

In twenty five pages this paper compares feminist economics with other models in terms of everyday life relevance. Twenty two sou...

American Reality of Segregation

In five pages this paper examines the U.S. history of segregation and how despite concerted civil rights' efforts, still remains. ...

Oral Presentation Using Virtual Reality

In five pages this paper applies VR to an oral presentation in a discussion of its industrial and educational benefits. Six sourc...

Virtual Reality Technology Overview

In three pages VR technology and its industrial and educational applications are featured in this overview. Seven sources are cit...

Social Boundaries, Reality, and Language

In three pages this research paper discusses how social boundaries are established and examines language's role in constructing th...